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and new video out of castro valley. a water main break is wreaking havoc in one neighborhood tonight -- near seven hills road and santa a avenue. thousands of gallons of water gushed dowe street and into people's ho. firefighters set up wood pa to try and protect this hou. as water spewed onto the la. one resident was forced outo the pouring rain... because house is now filled with wa "we were just in our livingm and just heard this rushing thought it was pouring rainr something was happening." "the whole backroom is floo our whole backyard is flood. its a mess." an alameda county fire truc the scene actually needed se at the scene actually needed some rescuing, too... aftert fell into the sink hole cre by the water main break. it's not clear why the pipe failed, although freezing temperatures may have playea part. other parts of the bay area getting snow tonight. check the flakes coming down onto highway 29 near calistoga earlier. paul deanno has a look at hf doppler with heavy snow ands of rain right now. the frigid temps brought a t to parts of the north bay. e

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san jose man whose plane disappeared in the idaho wilderness. dale smith, two of his chil, and two others were headed oregon to montana when smith radioed he was having engine trouble. there's been no sign of them since sunday. e weather is expected to keep aircraft grounded for the cg days. authorities say the search will not likely be as intensive -- unless somethi turns up. the pier where the google b is under construction at treasure island... is under investigation.. contractors may not have the proper per. the san francisco bay conservation and development commission confirms it has started an internal investigation into the permitting process. the agency wants to know whethee

permits issued for the goog project, actually allow thek that's going on. after much secrecy, google finally admd the barge is intended to be "floating marketing center". things are looking up in the u-s job market. a newly released jobs report reveals a 7-percent in the nation's unemployment rate. that's the lowest it s beenn 5 years.. last month, u-s employers a more than 200- thousand job the department of labor saye industries making the most s were: transportation, warehousing and healthcare. the jobs report was enouragg news to traders... with the soaring nearly 200 points. it was a cold and rainy nign new york city -- but colorsf the south african flag shin brightly atop the empire ste building in honor of nelson mandela. mandela will be laid to res a state funeral next sunday. as alphonso van marsh reports--heads of state frol over the world are expectedo attend.

nats celebrating people of l

nelson mandela. it's set for next wednesday at 8 a-mt city hall. the mayor's office will also have a condolence book that public can sign starting mo. and flags in the city have ordered to fly at half-staff until sundown next sunday. tomorrow night we will air a special one-hour tribute toe and work of nelson mandela. you can see it starting at 6 o'clock here on kpix 5. at the controls of a plane.r at the helm of a boat... how these bay area teens are learning skills they never considered before. and how the bay area teens are having skills that they never even considered before.

and take a look at this. yeah, the conditions of the sierra tonight and the trouble that people are having getting up there. we'll be right back in 70 seconds. ,, [woman] you wrapped the... [man] it's nothing but tape... [woman] it's a block. we're havin' a baby! [laughter in background] [woman screams] are we havin' a baby? [ambient crying and laughter] ...are the hands that do good things for the whole community: the environment, seniors, kids, and animals.

that's why we created the share the love event. by the end of this year, the total donated by subaru could reach 35 million dollars. you get a great deal on a new subaru. we'll donate 250 dollars to a choice of charities that benefit your community. it feels good to be a helping hand. one... and security will be tight. kpix 5's linda yee explains how police plan top rowdy fans in check. niners/seahawks game at candlestick park on sunday is a big one and security will be just as big. linda yee explains how police will handle the rowdy police. >> reporter: rivalry intense. sunday's game between the niners and the seahawks promises to be one for the books. >> this is the defending champion against the current top seed in the nfc west. these two teams, they don't like each other. >> just in case sunday's showdown gets rowdy, more cops will be

at candlestick in uniform and undercover. >> we always have police officers dressed in rivalry team, jerseys, hats, whatever. they'll be out in numbers this time. >> reporter: ever since wall at the niners/raiders game two years ago, police have been more vigilant. >> they have a few people telling us to watch our backs, but we're not too scared. >> reporter: what's with the hard hat? >> it protects me in case it gets crazy out at the game. >> reporter: all in good fun. and still the cops, they're making sure the fans don't act tougher than the football team. and if fights break out, it's game over for the fans involved. and because the seahawks fans have the reputation for being the nosiest, that could set off some niner fans. >> and i'm not used to any. >> reporter: the cops say that some of the fighting in the past happened outside here in the parking lot. and as always, the parking lot,

they will open three hours before the game. and once they kick off, that the tailgate parties are over. you either have a ticket to go inside or you need to go home. at candlestick park, linda yee. and kpix 5 with the program that is giving teens an unexpected set of skills. no one would have believed it. >> others have been to juvenile hall. others have never seen that upclose. let alone to skipper one. but the systems engineer. they are teaching them. >> we didn't want to duplicate the classroom that we dropped out of. and the adults in the environment that they walked away from. >> it is called oakland youth

first and they're on a mission to show them a world beyond the inner city. by sea and by air. >> is it up and ready? >> and the black pilot's association and members of the airmen, they are teaching the kids how to use the simulators, the kind used by the professional pilots. >> we'll teach them everything from the estimate readings. and those little numbers, they need to get along in sacramento. >> reporter: in a few months, they will co-pilot a real plane. and that they picked up more than just sea and air skills. that he learned the passion. >> we like the environment and the air and how you get to sea. and that it is something about

it and that it is something they could do for a long time. >> and that is something how to make you hear about it. >> and it is a wet spot. >> reporter: and the former foster youth himself is fighting to keep the program. that he bought the flight facility with mostly private funds. but that he will need more to keep the program and the kids afloat. in oakland, kpix 5. the boat will be a part of the annual parade tomorrow night. and if you want to make a donation that we have a link on our website, kpix 5. click on links and numbers. >> they are getting blasted with snow tonight. that's a good thing. that rob shows us if you are traveling up there, not so good. and almost an inch on the

ground, just within the last hour and that they have been having a tough time trying to get the chains on because of the elements. that it is one of the worse storms that they have dealt with in a long time. typically putting more in grand canyon and however we're 3,000 feet tonight. something that's very rare. in sierra, kpix 5. heavy rainfalls are right here in the bay area with the higher elevation snow. my voice might be compete -- mike might -- my voice might be competing with the sound of the rain drops hitting your rooftop. all the red is right through the heart of the bay area, which will be you in hayward and that is you in danville, liver mother, pleasantton -- pleasanton. very heavy rainfall. that's you up there. mountainview, fremont, san jose, all the heavy rain has to

clear out before you. and the north bay, you're getting a little break as you are rain free here in santa rosa and to have a pretty cool picture here. not just rain, but the snow. and they sent us this event. and lake county, northern counties got some snow for them before the wetter air moved in. concordat 37 -- concord at 37. what's going on? we got the cold air as they are not leaving, just got scoured out for a few hours. they're hopping on the jet stream, moving from the north to the south and they will scoot by us as they will be done by 1:00 to 2:00 in the morning and as that passes on by, they will need to drag down even more cold air and for some of you, colder than the past couple of days for them and the upper 40s with the other freeze is coming up for them and the other freeze warning is for

tomorrow night. now, with all the water on the ground and the freeze warning that is coming up, both tomorrow night and sunday night and that we will likely see the widespread ice for them early sunday if you are traveling at all on sunday morning to be advised that they will have a lot of black ice and that it will be chilly and gone before the sunrise tomorrow. >> the highs tomorrow, upper 40s, that's it. 15 degrees below normal, 48 near fremont and san mateo for them. 49 for san francisco and berkeley. that's it for the high tomorrow. extended forecast just as cold on sunday. z monday, we will begin -- monday, we will begin in the 60s on wednesday with a slight chance of a shower on thursday. rain ends tonight with another freeze. that's your forecast. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[ female announcer ] for those who love sweets your season is here. let's just call it the baking time of year. you need special ingredients. you need the staples for homemade. you need safeway sugar for just a buck eighty-eight. and that magic thing that makes everyone want another only two ninety-nine for challenge butter. and when hands get messy, quite surely they'll say, yum! wow! yay! what a sweeter holiday. safeway. ingredients for life. all right, did you play the lotto night? >> yes, i did. and i have bad news if you played some lotto. you'll have to wait until next thursday for a chance to win the megamillions jackpot if you

did not win. >> what's the good news? >> $297 million were up for grabs last night, no one matched all five numbers in the mega ball. they have not had a winner since october 1. the numbers are 11, 29, 44, 63, 64, and the mega ball is 3. the jackpot is expected to grow. is that the good news? >> yes. >> to $334 million for tuesday's drawing. >> they need to get the numbers. >> yes. >> and they could try. >> the warriors and the sharks. that they are not hitting the lottery and the weather. and it is not the $240 million that robinson cano got, but a big stack for carlos beltran here coming up next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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cano agreed with a deal with the mariners, 10 years, $240 million, which is third all time! jeremy lin out with an injury tonight. the warriors knocked out dwight howard. it's not even fair. the monster day as they had no answer, 22 points, 18 rebounds. and oh, golden state did not protect that basketball. sloppy night for them on the first half turnovers, no rhythm. the whole gang right there, forget about it. on a game high 34 points as they win 105 to 83! they took a break to visit carolina. sharks tied it up to make it 3- 3 midway through the third and i have to say that it is friday night. and then the hurricanes, they came right back.

and the lions, they win, deflecting one. the sharks lose it 5-3 the first time they lose in the regulation games all season. world cup draw today, the u.s. would like a doover in the so- called death group with number 2 germany, number 5 portugal, and ghana eliminated them for the last two times. and time now for the friday night, number 5. tiger woods tied his own course record down in thousand oaks. tim shot a 62, winning five times. he cleared the man field. the highest scored game ever. kentucky beats bailor in overtime. 133-130. number tree, friday night lights. light -- number three, friday night lights. the spin move and the touchdown

taking the open division championship, 21-7. number two on ice. hay call it the big moves for them. and number 1, steve cunningham and dan goes tyson. he gets up, takes care of steve cunningham and around seven for them. all right, we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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